Lamees-ClickerSchool

= Lamees's Review of Apps: = =__ Week 3 __=

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ClickerSchool app is a clicker system (real time lecture support system (ARS)) that works on iPad, iPode, iPhone, Kindles, Netbooks, and laptops. This kind of system gives instructors quick feedback about their students’ understanding during lectures. ClickerSchool app can be used also by presenters to poll some information from audiences. Using this app could save institutions a lot of money since instead of buying expensive clicker devises for every single student, students can use their iPads, iPhones or their iPodes to use the ARS system and start interacting with their instructors. Regular clicker devises as I said are expensive and have a limited educational use; however, we can use iPad, iPode and iPhone as clickers and at the same time we can use them as devices that we can download many and various educational applications on. The educational benefits and some possible educational uses: Limitations One of ClickerSchool app limitations is that it is not compatible with any mobile device, which leaves us with a dilemma of how to provide compatible ones, and what is the cost of providing such devices.
 * Could give quick feedback about students’ understanding of the class material.
 * Reviewing past class material.
 * Taking students’ opinion about a certain situation (such as voting for the due date for submitting an assignment or exam day)
 * Making sure that students are giving their attention to what an instructor is teaching.
 * Tracking the improvement of students’ knowledge
 * Perfect for large size classes
 * The ability to start a short chat with a certain student about his/her participation